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The cash influx came from previous supporters upping their contributions, new donors and old supporters coming back, said Deborah DeShong Reed.

The $5 million haul is close to double what the group pulled in 2010, according to the most recent tax documents available. That year, their total revenue was $2.8 million. The group’s expenses exceeded total revenue by about $222,000.

The Brady Campaign organized a group of gun violence victims to come to Washington following the shooting. They were the first group to meet with the White House. They also reached its goal of making contact with every member of Congress.

Reed said they are continuing to work closely with the White House since meeting with Vice President Joe Biden’s guns task force.

The campaign has pushed a platform that includes strengthening background checks, improving the ability to identify dangerous people, especially among the mentally ill and eliminating legal loopholes that they believe unfairly protect dangerous practices that contribute to gun violence.